To add on to what Dave said, it’s part of the UI team trying to make all the CC apps similar to each other. (For…reasons?) It’s frustrated a lot of people. I believe there’s a request over on the official After Effects uservoice page to make a preference option to remove it. You might add your vote there. ☺
https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/35740588-ae-cc-2019-remove-or-move-home-button-in-toolbar
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